A montage of the possible victims of Lonnie David Franklin....updated December 17, 2010. Photos from LAPD.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today announced it has prepared a felony complaint charging 10 counts of murder and other crimes against a Los Angeles man accused in a series of murders of women in the South Los Angeles area spanning more than 20 years.Lonnie David Franklin Jr., 57 (dob 8-30-52), was arrested today by Los Angeles Police Department Robbery-Homicide detectives after a lengthy task force investigation. The complaint prepared for filing later today charges 10 counts of murder with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, making him eligible for the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
District Attorney Steve Cooley praised the commitment of the LAPD in solving this multi-decade serial murder case.
“This was accomplished by the LAPD’s hard work with great assistance from the California Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement personnel,” Cooley said.
The complaint also charges Franklin with one count of attempted willful, deliberate and premeditated murder. Franklin is expected to be arraigned tomorrow in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
Major Crimes Head Deputy Patrick Dixon will lead the prosecution team.
The murders took place between August 1985 and January 2007, according to the criminal complaint. The victims range in age from 14 - 36 years old. All resided within Los Angeles County.
Most of the victims were discovered dumped in alleys, covered with debris, with gunshot wounds to the chest and/or strangled. The District Attorney’s Office will not decide whether to seek the death penalty against the defendant until the case moves closer to trial.
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